Murungai poo sambar [Drumstick flower] How to make step by step photos & video

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Idli, Dosa, Rice, Chapathi | Type : Sambar, Gravy, kulambu, curry, masala.

Murungai poo [Drumstick flower] is rare, unique & simple village style curry for rice, millets, idli, dosa or pongal. Murungai poo is aromatic, healthy around kongunadu region. We can make murungai poo thuvaiyal, murungai poo vadai, poriyal, kootu etc

How to make Murungai poo sambar [Drumstick flower] video

Ingredients

• Murungai poo [Drumstick leaves]– 1/4 cup [cut into circles]
• Toor dal – 1/2 cup
• Tamarind water – 1/4 cup [soak 1 inch size tamarind in warm water, squeeze &extract water]
• Tomato – 2 [chopped]
• Onion [Shallots] - 7
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Garlic – 3 cloves
• Ginger - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Sambar powder - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbspp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Asafetida a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• Wash toor dal 2 to 3 times.
• Heat pressure cooker, add toor dal, turmeric, & water cook for 3 to 4 whistles
• Wash & pluck murungai poo
• Heat pan add mustard seeds, urad dal, onion, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, asafoetida saute
• Add murungai poo saute for 1 min
• Add tomato saute till soft
• Add pressure cooked toor dal, tamarind water,salt, turmeric, red chilli & sambar powder mix well, let it boil for 5 min
• Once its ready, cut off heat, serve hot with rice, millets, idli, dosa, pongsl or upma

How to make Murungai poo sambar-Step by step photos

Perfect murungai poo sambar

murungai poo

Pluck & wash

Add seasoning ingredients, & murungai poo

Add tomato saute till soft

Add red chilli, turmeric powder, sambar powder

Add pressure cooked toor dal

Add tamarind water

Cook for 5 min

Now its ready, cut off heat

Healthy Drunstick poo sambar